All-Star Game, July 13, 2010, Angel Stadium, Anaheim

2010 All-Star Game News Archive - June 2010

The umpires and official scorers have been named for baseball's 81st All-Star Game, which will be played July 13 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The starting lineups for the All-Star Game will be named Sunday, providing drama and intrigue to the proceedings.

Fan voting for the 2010 All-Star Game is just two days from completion, with ballots closing July 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Then, on Sunday, the starters for the July 13 All-Star Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim will be revealed.

The American League came one step closer to naming its starting lineup for the All-Star Game on Monday, when the league announced its final balloting update before the polls close Thursday night. Tight races remain at first base and in the outfield as fans continue to have chances to make a statement with their remaining votes.

Joe Mauer of the Twins and Albert Pujols of the Cardinals were leading their respective leagues in most overall votes for the 81st All-Star Game on July 13 in Anaheim, and it looks like they also are the popular choices to appear in the State Farm Home Run Derby a night earlier.

The Angels, hosts of the 2010 Major League All-Star Game at Angel Stadium on July 13 and all the events surrounding the big show, have produced three MVPs on the big Midsummer stage. All were outfielders and all made it happen in the Windy City.

For the second week running, the projected National League starters for the July 13 All-Star Game remained the same. But given the latest fan-voting results released on Tuesday, something is bound to change before the process concludes at the end of the day on July 1.

While the ultimate decisions about All-Star non-starters rests with the game's managers, fans can influence the managers' decisions by giving deserving players robust vote totals. With that in mind, here are several deserving players in each league whose vote totals could use a boost in the final weeks of fan voting.

Josh Hamilton moved into the starting outfield picture for the 81st All-Star Game on July 13 in Anaheim, and he could thank a mother of two in Fort Worth at least in part for his top-three outfielder ranking in Monday's latest American League voting update.

With a little more than a week remaining for fans to decide the American League starting lineup for the 81st All-Star Game, the most heated competition is currently taking place among outfield teammates.

Former All-Star second baseman and Angels Hall of Famer Bobby Grich will be the official starter of the All-Star Game Charity 5K & Fun Run that will be part of festivities for the 81st Midsummer Classic.

A little more than three weeks remain for fans to vote for starting position players for the 81st All-Star Game in Anaheim. Based on the National League voting update released on Tuesday, Jason Heyward looks poised to be in the NL's starting lineup July 13 at Angel Stadium.

One of its great All-Star Game fixtures was lost on Wednesday, when Ken Griffey Jr. announced his retirement. But in April, it gained another slugging left-handed-hitting outfielder, when the Braves' Jason Heyward graced the Major Leagues with his presence.

In celebration of All-Star Week festivities, Major League Baseball Properties and Disney Consumer Products began populating key locations throughout Southern California with 36 varieties of MLB-themed Mickey Mouse statues on Wednesday.

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and Phillies second baseman Chase Utley hold sizable leads at their positions, but the right side of the infield currently serves as the only run away in terms of fan voting for the National League's All-Star Game starting lineup.

Joe Mauer and Derek Jeter are running away at their positions, but there are close races at first base and in the outfield, and Rays third baseman Evan Longoria increased his lead over Alex Rodriguez in the latest update of AL All-Star voting.